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Victoria House, Back Road, Stromness

A Category C Listed Building in Stromness, Orkney Islands

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Coordinates

Latitude: 58.965 / 58°57'53"N

Longitude: -3.299 / 3°17'56"W

OS Eastings: 325395

OS Northings: 1009366

OS Grid: HY253093

Mapcode National: GBR L561.CHH

Mapcode Global: WH69V.9X9R

Plus Code: 9CCRXP72+XC

Entry Name: Victoria House, Back Road, Stromness

Listing Name: Back Road, Victoria House Including Boundary Walls and Railings

Listing Date: 24 March 1998

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 392217

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB45349

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200392217

Location: Stromness

County: Orkney Islands

Town: Stromness

Electoral Ward: Stromness and South Isles

Traditional County: Orkney

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Description

Late 19th century. 2-storey with attic, 3-bay L-plan symmetrical house built on terrace rising to W from road. Cement-rendered and lined.

E (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: boarded door with rectangular fanlight at ground in bay to centre; window at 1st floor above. Window at each floor in bays flanking with piend-roofed canted 3-light dormers above.

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: gabled wall with window at each floor set to right; multi-flue gablehead stack above.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: gabled wall with stair window set to left; multi-flue gablehead stack above.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: 3-bay, grouped 1-2. Timber panelled door set to right of advanced gabled bay to outer left; gablehead stack above; narrow light to right return. Narrow light set close to re-entrant angle to centre. Window in bay to right.

Predominantly 8-pane timber sash and case windows; 4-pane timber sash and case windows to dormers; fixed timber-framed stair window flush 2-pane roof light to centre to E pitch. Purple Welsh slate; stone ridge; concrete skews; coped cement-rendered and lined stacks; uPVC rainwater good with some cast-iron downpipes to rear.

INTERIOR: not seen, 1997.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND RAILINGS: coursed rubble wall to E at road level; cement-rendered wall with decorative cast-iron railings to rear (W).

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